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The Tomatometer is 60% or higher.

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Balls of Fury Reviews

This is a truly funny film and I can't believe it's so heavily slated here. It has a few flat spots but it chuckles along nicely with some there are some proper laugh out loud, belly laugh moments. Of all the reviews I've read on here, no-one has picked up that this is a parody of the Bruce Lee film "Fists of Fury" (also done in Kentucky Fried Movie), but I guess that's why most of the critics don't get it. If you want a film that will make you laugh this is high up on my recommend list. Best enjoyed with a few friends, some beers and a take-away.

It isn't perfect, but there are some fun, lowbrow gags in this movie that make it worth seeing if it pops up on Netflix. I found that Dan Folger's character in this movie was very Jack Black-esque, so if you like that you might like this movie. Not every joke hits, but Walken and Lopez give standout performances that make Balls of Fury enjoyable.

Balls of Fury is an attempt at greatness but falls flat, mostly due to the shamble-creating Dan Fogler. His comedic style constantly stays in the mud, and for a movie like Balls of Fury to depend on him carrying it, of course the whole house then falls flat. Even the redeemable Walken, showcasing his self-parody style and perfect dialogue delivery, could not help lift or alleviate the walking corpse that this movie is. It has few redeemable features, it's stupidly predictable, and has little to offer to the genre of comedy.